Kateryna Sadurska
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| Born | 19 July 1992 Mykolaiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kateryna Sadurska (Ukrainian: Катерина Садурська, born 19 July 1992) is a Ukrainian athlete, multiple world champion and world record holder in freediving, European champion, world championship medalist, and participant in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in synchronized (artistic) swimming. Kateryna has set 7 world records in freediving and has been crowned world champion six times. She is the first woman in the world to reach a depth of 84 meters in the Constant weight without fins (CNF) discipline, setting an absolute world record.[1][2]
World Records
Kateryna has set seven world records in freediving:
- July 22, 2023 – Vertical Blue 2023 Tournament: AIDA world record in the Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) discipline, diving to 74 meters.
- July 27, 2023 – Vertical Blue 2023 Tournament: absolute world record in CNF discipline — 76 meters.
- July 29, 2023 – Vertical Blue 2023 Tournament: world record in CNF discipline — 77 meters.
- August 24, 2023 – CMAS World Championship, Honduras: absolute world record in CNF discipline — 78 meters.
- October 10, 2024 – CMAS World Championship, Kalamata, Greece: new absolute world record in CNF discipline — 80 meters.
- November 26, 2024 – AIDA International Competition, Dominica: Kateryna extended the record by 2 meters in the CNF discipline, setting a new absolute world record — 82 meters.
- December 2, 2024 – AIDA International Competition, Dominica: Kateryna reached 84 meters in the CNF discipline, rewriting history as the first woman to achieve such depth without additional equipment.
Early life
Kateryna Sadurska was born on 19 July 1992 in Mykolaiv.[3] Since childhood she loved diving in the sea and in the river. Actually, at first Kateryna wanted to do diving, but she wasn't taken to the sport school by coaches because she was very tall.[4] So, in 2000, at the age of 8, she decided to do artistic swimming at the sports school "Vodoliy".[5]
Career in artistic swimming
2009 - 2010: Junior career
In April 2009, Kateryna Sadurska debuted competing at the international competitions: she won two silver medals in the team routine and free routine combination events at the European Junior Championships in Gloucester.[6]
In July 2010, Sadurska won three silver medals in duet and team routine, free routine combination at the European Junior Championships in Tampere.[7] One month later, Kateryna competed at the World Junior Championships, winning two silver medals in duet routine (with Lolita Ananasova) and in the free routine combination event.[8] Later, Kateryna competed at the European Championships in Budapest, where she won two bronze medals in team and combination routines with her team.[9] In December, she won two bronze medals in team and combination routines at the FINA Synchro World Trophy 2010 in Moscow.[10]
2011 - 2012: First European Champions Cup title and first World Championships
In 2011, she firstly competed at the World Championships in Shanghai without reaching any medals: her team finished 5th in free routine combination and 6th in team technical routine and team free routine.[11] But she won a gold medal in combination routine and a bronze one in team routine at the European Champions Cup in Sheffield.[12]
In May 2012, firstly in her career, Sadurska won two silver medals in team and combination routines at the European Championships in Eindhoven.[13][14] In December, Sadurska won three bronze medals in the team thematic, combination and highlights routines at the FINA Synchro World Trophy in Mexico.[15]
2013: First World Championships bronze medals
In February, representing Kharkiv oblast-1, Sadurska won three gold medals in the team free, combination and technical routines at the Ukrainian National Championships in Kharkiv.[16] In May, she won two gold medals in team free and highlights routine, a silver one in team technical routine at the European Champions Cup in Savona.[17] In July, Sadurska became one of the first World Championships medalists from Ukraine in artistic swimming, winning three bronze medals at the World Championships in Barcelona.[3] In November, Kateryna received two silver medals in team free routine and free routine combination and a bronze one in highlights routine at the FINA Synchro World Trophy in Mexico.[18]
2014: First European and World Cup title
In October, she competed at the European Championships, winning a gold medal in combination routine and a silver one in team routine.[19][20] That month, Sadurska won gold, silver and two bronze medals at the World Cup in Quebec City.[21]
Career in freediving
Kateryna has fully dedicated herself to freediving, where she has set seven world records and become a six-time world champion.
World Championship Gold Medals:
- 2022 – CMAS World Championship, Kaş, Turkey: gold medal in Free Immersion (FIM) — 92 meters.
- 2022 – CMAS World Championship, Kaş, Turkey: gold medal in Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) — 70 meters.
- 2023 – CMAS World Championship, Honduras: gold medal in Free Immersion (FIM) — 97 meters.
- 2023 – CMAS World Championship, Honduras: gold medal in Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) — 78 meters.
- 2024 – CMAS World Championship, Kalamata, Greece: gold medal in Constant Weight Without Fins (CNF) — 80 meters.
- 2024 – CMAS World Championship, Kalamata, Greece: gold medal in Free Immersion (FIM) — 95 meters.
Other Medals:
- Gold – Vertical Blue Tournament, 2023 in CNF discipline.
- Gold – CMAS Freediving World Cup 2023, Kalamata, Greece, in CNF discipline.
- Gold – CMAS Freediving World Cup 2023, Kalamata, Greece, in FIM discipline.
- Gold – CMAS Freediving World Cup 2023, Kalamata, Greece, in CWTBF discipline.
- Silver – CMAS Freediving World Cup "Kaş Başka," Turkey, 2021 in CNF discipline (55 meters).
- Silver – 2022 AIDA World Championship (pool), Burgas (Bulgaria), in DYNB discipline.
- Bronze – 2022 AIDA World Championship (pool), Burgas (Bulgaria), in DNF discipline.
- Bronze – 2024 AIDA World Championship (pool), Kaunas (Lithuania), in DNF discipline.
- Bronze – 2024 AIDA World Championship (pool), Kaunas (Lithuania), in DYNB discipline.
- Third Place – Vertical Blue Tournament, 2023 in FIM discipline.
- Second Place – Vertical Blue Tournament, 2023 in the overall ranking.
- Bronze – CMAS World Championship, Kalamata, Greece, 2024, in CWTB discipline (95 meters).
Kateryna's National Records as of the End of 2024:
Depth Disciplines:
- CNF (Constant Weight Without Fins) — 84 meters, world record, Dominica, 2024.
- CWT (Constant Weight) — 107 meters, Dominica, 2024.
- FIM (Free Immersion) — 97 meters, Roatán, 2023.
Pool Disciplines:
- DYN (Dynamic with Fins) — 246 meters, Athens, 2024.
- DYNB (Dynamic with Bi-Fins) — 224.5 meters, Belgrade, 2024.
- DNF (Dynamic Without Fins) — 183.5 meters, Belgrade, 2024.
- STA (Static Apnea) — 7:01, Belgrade, 2021.
Public Activity
Kateryna actively promotes freediving and serves as an important symbol of Ukraine's strength and resilience on the international stage during the war. Her sporting achievements not only highlight the perseverance and determination of Ukrainians but also serve as a reminder to the world about the situation in Ukraine.
"These competitions are more than just sports. They are an opportunity for me to represent Ukraine and show the world that we are ready to fight and win, but we need support," Kateryna said after setting yet another world record.
References
- ^ CNF Freedive ranking, freedivingranking.com
- ^ AIDA official World Records History CNF, AIDA
- ^ a b "Садурская Екатерина Сергеевна". dinamo.kharkiv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Екатерина Садурская. Заслуженный мастер спорта по синхронному плаванию". medium.com (in Russian). 19 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Бывшая жительница Корабельного вошла в ТОП самых красивых девушек Украины". korabelov.info (in Russian). 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Results Are In For The 21st European Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships". Swimming World. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "2010 European Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "На континентальном первенстве по водным видам спорта в Венгрии украинские спортсмены завоевали три золотые, две серебряные и четыре бронзовые медали". fakty.ua (in Russian). 17 August 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "FINA Synchro World Trophy 2010". FINA. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Николаевским синхронницам Кате Садурской и Анне Орел достался кубок европейских чемпионок!". niknews.mk.ua (in Russian). 23 May 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Синхронное плавание. Чемпионат Европы. Украина с серебром и бронзой". Focus (in Russian). 27 May 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Final Results
- ^ "FINA Synchro World Trophy 2012". FINA. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Харьковские синхронистки триумфовали на домашнем чемпионате Украины". sport.dozor.com.ua (in Russian). 18 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "European Champions Synchronised Swimming Cup Results". dbresults.net. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "FINA Synchro World Trophy 2012". FINA. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Team routine results" (PDF). microplustiming.com/berlin2014. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Combination routine results" (PDF). microplustiming.com/berlin2014. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "PR 85 - Synchro World Cup: China dominates in Québec City (CAN)". FINA. 2014-10-06. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
External links
- FINA profile, Web archive